Johnny Williams (boxer)

This article is about a British professional boxer, for persons with the same or similar name, see John Williams (disambiguation)

Johnny Williams
Statistics
Real name	Johnny Williams
Rated at	Heavyweight
Nationality	Welsh
Born	(1926-12-25)25 December 1926 Barmouth, Wales
Died	6 February 2007(2007-02-06) (aged 80)
Boxing record
Total fights	75
Wins	60
Wins by KO	38
Losses	11
Draws	4
No contests	0

Johnny Williams (25 December 1926 in Barmouth – 6 February 2007) was a British former professional boxer in the 1940s and 1950s and was at one time both the British and Empire heavyweight champion.

Williams turned professional in 1946 and was known for his scientific approach in the ring, with one of his greatest fights being a bout with Jack Gardner on 17 July 1950 in Leicester. It was a Commonwealth title eliminator fight and he lost on points, and according to the BBC it was rated as one of the most grueling bouts ever staged in Britain and left both boxers requiring a night in hospital.^[1]

Williams had a rematch with Gardner and won the 15 round fight, claiming both the British and Empire titles in 1952.

However, Gardner made a comeback in 1955 and knocked out Williams after five rounds for the title.

Williams retired in 1960 with 60 wins, 38 by knockout, 11 losses and 4 draws, and began a career in farming.

He died on 6 February 2007 survived by his wife and daughter.

Professional boxing record

60 Wins (38 knockouts, 22 decisions), 11 Losses (6 knockouts, 5 decisions), 4 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	33-9	Joe Bygraves	TKO	6	16/11/1956	Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	28-0-1	Joe Erskine	PTS	15	27/08/1956	Maindy Stadium, Cardiff	BBBofC Heavyweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	26-4-1	Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson	TKO	4	13/04/1956	Uline Arena, Washington, District of Columbia	Referee stopped the bout at 2:49 of the fourth round.
Draw	45-5-1	Willi Hoepner	PTS	10	04/02/1956	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-3-2	Kitione Lave	TKO	1	26/07/1955	Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	26-5	Jack Gardner	KO	5	06/06/1955	Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Eliminators.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-4-1	Lucien Touzard	TKO	3	18/04/1955	Maindy Stadium, Cardiff
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-2-1	Hennie Quentemeijer	KO	2	05/03/1955	Newtown, Powys
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-3-1	Roger Francis Coeuret	TKO	4	10/12/1954	Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-2	"Miracle" Jack Hobbs	TKO	7	14/09/1954	Harringay Arena, Harringay, London	BBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-3-10	Hugo Salfeld	PTS	10	04/04/1954	Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	42-4-6	Gerhard Hecht	KO	2	22/01/1954	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-4-1	Bernard Verdoolaeghe	PTS	10	10/11/1953	Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Kensington, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-7	Fred Powell	KO	2	05/10/1953	Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	59-11-1	Don Cockell	PTS	15	12/05/1953	Harringay Arena, Harringay, London	BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-11-1	Ansell Adams	PTS	10	13/04/1953	Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	25-1-4	Heinz Neuhaus	KO	9	15/02/1953	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-2-4	Werner Wiegand	KO	5	10/12/1952	Harringay Arena, Harringay, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20-2	John Duncan Arthur	TKO	7	13/10/1952	Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire	Commonwealth Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-13-7	Jimmy Rouse	TKO	7	22/07/1952	Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-4	Jack Gardner	PTS	15	11/03/1952	Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Kensington, London	BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	46-15	Omelio Agramonte	PTS	10	04/12/1951	Harringay Arena, Harringay, London
Draw	21-0-3	Heinz Neuhaus	PTS	10	14/10/1951	Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-8-1	Jo Weidin	TKO	6	05/06/1951	White City Stadium, White City, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-3	Aaron Wilson	PTS	8	27/03/1951	Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Kensington, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	29-5-4	Reg Andrews	KO	2	19/03/1951	Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	42-21-5	Bill Weinberg	TKO	6	12/12/1950	Harringay Arena, Harringay, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-2	George Kaplan	TKO	7	14/11/1950	Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	19-2	Jack Gardner	PTS	12	17/07/1950	Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire	BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Eliminators.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	72-11-2	Pat Comiskey	TKO	6	06/06/1950	White City Stadium, White City, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-11	Vern Escoe	PTS	10	28/02/1950	Harringay Arena, Harringay, London	Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-8	Lloyd Barnett	PTS	10	20/02/1950	Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-10	Piet Wilde	KO	4	24/01/1950	Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Kensington, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-8-1	Stephane Olek	PTS	8	06/09/1949	Harringay Arena, Harringay, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-8	Piet Wilde	PTS	10	17/08/1949	Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-4	Paddy Slavin	TKO	3	20/06/1949	St Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-5-1	Nils Andersson	PTS	8	02/06/1949	White City Stadium, White City, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-8-4	Ken Shaw	TKO	8	19/04/1949	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-6-2	Nick Wolmarans	TKO	4	29/01/1949	Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-3-1	Billy Wood	KO	4	16/12/1948	City Hall, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-6	Fred Vorster	PTS	8	06/11/1948	Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-9-3	Jock Frederick Taylor	PTS	6	21/09/1948	Harringay Arena, Harringay, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-13-7	Reg Spring	TKO	6	02/09/1948	Exeter Civic Hall, Exeter, Devon
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	32-4-1	Don Cockell	TKO	2	27/07/1948	Embassy Rink, Birmingham, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-12	Gene "KO" Fowler	KO	3	22/06/1948	St James Park, Exeter, Devon
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	28-4-1	Don Cockell	PTS	8	18/05/1948	Highfield Road, Coventry, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-0	Bobby Ogg	PTS	6	20/04/1948	Harringay Arena, Harringay, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Sid Falconer	RTD	3	11/03/1948	Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Billy Phillips	TKO	3	17/02/1948	Harringay Arena, Harringay, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-3	Allan Cooke	TKO	1	12/02/1948	Hull Arena, Hull, Yorkshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-12-3	Matt Locke	KO	1	26/01/1948	Coventry Drill Hall, Coventry, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-13-1	Des Jones	PTS	8	15/01/1948	Rink Market, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	14-10-6	Reg Spring	PTS	8	02/12/1947	Co-op Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-1	Doug Richards	PTS	8	24/11/1947	Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-7	George Barratt	TKO	3	10/11/1947	Coventry, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-7-1	Jimmy Carroll	KO	5	03/11/1947	Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27-27-7	Trevor Burt	KO	2	16/09/1947	Battery Drill Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-6	Jimmy Carroll	TKO	5	12/08/1947	Wembley Town Hall, Wembley, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	--	Bernard O'Neill	TKO	2	07/07/1947	Wembley Town Hall, Wembley, London
Draw	26-7-5	Johnny Houlston	PTS	8	16/06/1947	Corporation Bus Depot, Newport
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	41-59-5	Paddy Roche	TKO	7	03/04/1947	Leamington, Warwickshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-1	Jock Kerry	TKO	5	24/03/1947	Birmingham, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-2	Wally With	PTS	8	19/03/1947	Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-3	Art Owen	TKO	6	24/02/1947	Kettering, Northamptonshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-42-6	Ted Barter	KO	3	10/02/1947	Oxford Town Hall, Oxford, Oxfordshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-2-2	Tommy Bostock	TKO	4	09/12/1946	Assembly Rooms, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	0-1	Joe Burt	PTS	8	04/11/1946	Birmingham, West Midlands
Draw	12-3-4	Jim Greaves	PTS	8	21/10/1946	Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-2-1	Jim Hollis	PTS	6	24/09/1946	Embassy Rink, Birmingham, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-17-2	Harry O'Grady	KO	4	04/06/1946	Battery Drill Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	--	Joe Williams	PTS	8	15/04/1946	Birmingham, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-4	"Seaman" Tom Smith	TKO	5	01/04/1946	Birmingham, West Midlands
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	--	Michael Guerin	KO	1	26/02/1946	Co-op Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire	Guerin knocked out at 1:40 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-3	"Seaman" Tom Smith	PTS	6	15/02/1946	Crossington Street Baths, Leicester, Leicestershire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Billy Rhodes	PTS	6	12/02/1946	Crossington Street Baths, Leicester, Leicestershire

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Johnny Williams from BoxRec